The Injuries Thread: 2023 Edition

[tomterp]

No idea about the science behind it but I have a pull-up bar in my home office and it feels amazing to just dead hang off of it every now and then.

I found it a bit uncomfortable at first, but not painful.  I'm up to where I can do 30 second hangs at a time.  2 minutes of this (4 x 30 seconds) every other day or so would be a very easy regimen and keep the shoulder stretched.

[Natsinpwc]

I tore something I believe in my shoulder last summer playing tennis.  Some pain at leisure. Only hurts when playing when serving or on an overhead.  Any hoo I thought being laid up from playing tennis with my hand surgery might help but after a couple weeks actually feels worse. Have been trying to get back into stretching so maybe that will help some for the oain at night when I sleep on that side?  Maybe hanging from a bar would help also. 

It’s a nag getting old but beats the alternative.

[GburgNatsFan]

Bar hanging can be almost miraculous for shoulder pain. But start easy. Especially since you're an old fart. (Like me.)

I tore something I believe in my shoulder last summer playing tennis.  Some pain at leisure. Only hurts when playing when serving or on an overhead.  Any hoo I thought being laid up from playing tennis with my hand surgery might help but after a couple weeks actually feels worse. Have been trying to get back into stretching so maybe that will help some for the oain at night when I sleep on that side?  Maybe hanging from a bar would help also. 

It’s a nag getting old but beats the alternative.

[Senatorswin]

Phrases I'm beginning to hate: "Shoulder / neck impingement," "felt something in his elbow area," "shoulder soreness," "shut down for a few days," "awaiting the results of an MRI," ...

Another phrase I'm beginning to hate: “A little concerning,” manager Dave Martinez said of the injury.

[imref]

Chad Kuhl gets Cavaill's spot per Davey.

So: Gore, Gray, Corbin, Williams, Kuhl

This is going to be a long season.

[imref]

Jeter Downs having xrays on his wrist after getting hit by a pitch yesterday.

[catocony]

1) Passive hanging does wonders for the back as well.
2) I would be upset about Arano getting shut down except I don't have a clue who he is.
3) Will Matt Adams make the squad?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Abrams taking it easy dealing with back soreness.  May G-d have mercy on his soul.

Abrams has been dealing with some tightness in his back since Tuesday, when he last played in a game against the Mets in Port St. Lucie. Both he and manager Dave Martinez downplayed any concern about the situation, saying that Abrams could play if needed. The 22-year-old Abrams is expected to participate in some baseball activities, including taking some swings, on Friday.

“We don’t want this to be a bigger issue,” Martinez said on Friday. “So give him a few days, let him kind of recover a little bit and then he’ll probably do some baseball activity today and then we’ll get him back out there.”

https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nationals-injuries-and-roster-moves

Oh, same thread noted 2 weeks ago (3/3) that Tetrault was throwing but not yet off the mound, and he was expected to throw off the mound sometime in the next 2 weeks. Haven't heard an update. No news on Brzykcy, who 3 weeks ago was shut down due to forearm strain.  At the time, they estimated 2-4 weeks.

[Slateman]

In before he disappears for the rest of the season

[CALSGR8]

I heard a theory on Sports Radio that the new pitch clock can be detrimental to pitchers!  You’re throwing high velocity pitches and have very little time for your arm to rest before the next pitch!  It was predicted that this would result in pitchers barely lasting the required 5 innings before they are pulled!  Relying more on relievers!  Fewer complete games, much less than lasting 7 innings! 

It makes sense to me!  Could lead to more injuries too!

No time to recover from the recoil!

Btw I counted 17 pitchers on the 2023 injured list BEFORE CADE got hurt! 

[JCA-CrystalCity]

You would think they would have had injury data from experiments in the minors, but it may be that younger pitchers are more resilient.